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[quote=Anonymous]I’m curious if anyone has purchased after market safety features and installed them on an older car. My cousin gifted my son a 2008 Chevy Malibu and it drives like a dream with low mileage (the kid is lucky—my sister and I shared an Accord that we partially paid for with no AC in the South with 200K+ miles). The Malibu is like a boat—longer than my small SUV and does not have a good turning radius. Slow pick up and not at all cool—it feels perfect for a new teen driver.

DS is getting his license in the coming month and it would be really helpful for him to drive himself to sports. He wants to drive to school, but I am terrified of distracted teen drivers. I see it all the time when I pick up DS from soccer and when the high schools let out after school.

I’m fully committed to holding him accountable and by all means possible helping him understand how dangerous and reckless the phones are while driving. And, with everyone on the phones (pedestrians while walking!!) I am wondering if a few were in gadgets that beep or somehow help alert are worth it.  I’ve seen that are back up cameras, front collision alert systems and blind spot detectors that can  be added on.

Any thoughts/insights/recommendations? I was in a bad accident in high school (one person died due to complications from injuries) and I’m tightly wound. If I am looking in the wrong direction to support a new driver, please call me out in this. [/quote]

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